The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-13
NO. A.
Farmers Association,

The association met at 10 a. m.
Saturday in the county court room.
After routine work of report from
committees, ETC., the subject, "The
best rotation of crops aud their
comparative value to the Giles
county farmer" was Opened by
President Il. o. Abesuathy. He
showed that rotation was a law of
nature and that when We violated it
by the continuous planting of one
kind of crop that the elements to
the successful growth Of plsnts was
exhausted and tie land permanent.
ly impaired. He thought that
system Of rotation should be maiu.
tanned that would run over The
greatest number of years that
was possible to raise. paving crops;
that no land should grow the .same
crops oftener than once in five
years.
w. S. Rhea recommended first
year TO sow to oats and clover; sec
ond clover hay and seed crop, then
wheat, then corn. then cotton; again
to oats and clover, same rs before.
He had made an average Of SIS clear
profit per acre for a term OF years
and at the same time his land had
improved. He turned his land frc m
six to nine inches.
ID. A. Mcknight endorsed all that
had been said by w. S. Rhea as re-
CARDS rotation. He had seen Is
value demonstrated.
d. L. Reynolds said each Gull
VISITED crop demanded a peculiar
element inS the soil and should he
continuous growth of one plant c0a-
Ne that element must be exhaust, 4.
That the elements in the soil was
the farmers capital in trade and ne
should carefully guard it's fertility.
he regarded the profits of one acre
of improved land equal to three Of
tired of the same class. He ha-
lieyed in subsolling-to add NV
elements TO the soil; believed 1t
possible with proper subsoiling ant
after cultivation 10 make good crops
without one drop of rain. He gave
instances that hSd come under nis
own observation. He thought cot
ton not an exhaustive crop when
properly rotated and with horiz n
tsl culture.
5. p. White fround that a spoon
fu! of land plaster put under each
hill of corn or other crops supplied
much of the needed elements in or
soil. He then thought our crops
should be such that would she ie
the land through the long
drought that burnt up the fer
tibty of the land. Had no ex.
perience with cotton but thought
with proper culture it could note x.
haust the land.
Capt. j. K. Alternately could not
raise corn 3 years consecutively on
land even in best Big creek bottom.
1t rotted and made a very poor
yield. He insisted that we should
lay down q system of rotation EN-
oi'S'hS hNc years, he OUefGN n
resolution to that effect, that after a
very spirited debate that showed
our members had studied well tho
subject of rotation, was voted down
L. o. Alternately offered a reso 4.
luton that we recommend eys-
ten of rotation in crops that will
embrace the greatest number of
years between the same crop. At
ter much discussion this resolu-
ton and the whole subject Of ro-
tation was referred to q committee
to report at the next meeting. ID.
L. Reynolds, j. Z. Alternately aad
;. p. White were appointed on
said committee.
Col. d. L. Reynolds brought up
the subject of freight discrimina.
lions and showed how farmers SAT
tered thereby. The subject will BE-
brought up at the next meeting aud
1t is desired to have full meeting
hat some concerted action may be
had. Subject for next meeting,
stock raising for Giles count, -
". &. Carter to open. A1jouued
TO meet 2Dd Saturday in Move n
Der. j. III. BURRow, Sec'y.
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